Baling-press.



N0- 799,729. PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905.

' A. HAILBY.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MARJB, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed March 16. 1904. Serial No. 198,472.

To (tZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT HAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ruston, in the parish of Lincoln and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in baling-presses.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofbaling-presses and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one of great strength and durability designed to be operated by horse-power and adapted to bale hay, cotton, rags, and any other material susceptible of being baled.

A further object of the invention is to lessen the cost of constructing baling-presses, to reduce the weight of the same, and to effect a saving in the power for operating balingpresses.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a baling-press constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

1 designates the baling box or chamber, and 2 the frame, which parts may be constructed in any desired manner and be of any preferred form. The baling box or chamber receives a plunger or presser-head 3, which is fixed to the inner end of a plunger rod or beam 4:, and the latter is provided at its outer end with a shoulder 5, adapted to be engaged by a crosshead or cross-bar carried by asweep 7, whereby the plunger is advanced into the baling box or chamber. The rod or beam of the plunger is laterally movable and is provided at its outer end with a contact or extension plate 6, forming a guard and adapted to prevent the shoulder 5 from becoming disengaged from the sweep by any lateral movement of the plunger-rod.

The sweep 7 is composed of two bars arranged at an angle and secured together at the outer end of the sweep and connected at the inner end of the sweep by a horizontal cross-bar 8, which rotates on a central vertical pivot-pin 9 and which is provided at its ends with rollers 10 and 11 for engaging the shoulder 5 of the plunger-rod 4. The rollers 10 and 11 are mounted in bifurcations of the ends of the cross-bar and are adapted to re duce to a minimum the friction resulting from the engagement of the sweep with the plunger.

When the sweep is rotated in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the antifriction-roller 10 engages the shoulder 5 of the plunger-rod 4 and advances the plunger into the baling box or chamber to compress the material in the usual manner. As the plunger advances the plunger-rod is gradually moved toward the median line of the machine by a curved guide 13, which receives a stud 12, projecting from the lower f ace of the plunger-rod. The curved guide, which is suitably mounted on the frame 2, is set at an angle to the same,as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The curved guide maintains the shoulder of the plunger-rod in the path of the sweep and prevents the shoulder from being forced outwardly beyond the engaging roller. The contact or extension plate 6, which is arranged at the outer side of the plunger-rod, is engaged by the rollers of the sweep and is adapted to prevent the shoulder 5 from becoming disengaged from the rollers through any inward movement of the plunger-rod. The plunger is moved inwardly through direct contact with the cross-head or cross-bar of the sweep, and a double operation of the plunger is effected by each revolution of the sweep.

The cross-bar is provided at opposite sides of the pivot with studs 14 and 15, depending from the lower face of the cross-barB and arranged to be brought into contact with a pivoted arm or lever 16, whieh'is connected by a cord 17 with the plunger and which is adapted to be swung from the dotted position shown in Fig. 1 to the position illustrated in full lines in said figure. One end of the cord 17 is connected to the outer end of the arm or lever 16, which is pivoted-at its inner end eccentrically with relation to the pivot 9 of the sweep, the pivot 20 being arranged to one side of the median line of the machine, whereby the studs will disengage themselves from the pivoted arm or lever 16 at the opposite side of the machine. The other end of the cord is attached to the outer portion of the plunger-rod, and it extends therefrom to a block 19, located beyond the outer end of the guide 13, whereby when the cord is pulled the outer portion of the plunger-rod will be carried to the outer end of the curved guide. The cord extends from the block 19 to ablock 18, mounted on the frame adjacent to the outer end of the pivoted arm or lever 16, when the latter extends longitudinally of the frame and is at the limit of its inward movement, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The blocks which receive the cord or cable are provided with suitable pulleys to permit the cord to slide freely through them. The inward movement of the plunger pulls upon the cord and returns the pivoted arm or lever 16 to its initial position, and as soon as the sweep through its rotary movementleaves the plunger one of the studs 14 and 15 is carried into engagement with the pivoted arm or lever, which is swung outward to a position transversely of the frame. This outward movement of the pivoted arm or lever 16 withdraws the plunger and moves the same to the limit of its outward movement. The plunger is moved inward through substantially onequarter of a revolution of the sweep, and the pivoted arm or lever swings through onequarter of a revolution, and by this construction the plunger makes two complete operations during each revolution of the sweep. Owing to the eccentric arrangement of the pivoted arm or lever with relation to the pivoted sweep, the studs 14 and 15 disengage the said arm or lever 16 at the limit of the outward movement of the plunger and when the arm or lever 16 is arranged transversely of the frame, as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. As soon as the stud in engagement with the arm or lever leaves the same the antifriction-roller at the other end of the cross-bar is carried into engagement with the shoulder of the plunger.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is .1. In a baling-press, the combination with a baling box and frame, of a plunger-beam adapted to assume, when withdrawn, a position inclined to the axis of the box, a pivoted arm, a revoluble cross-bar having ends arranged to be brought alternately against the end of the plunger-beam to move it into the box, guiding means for directing the plungerbeam from its inclined position to a straight position with respect to said box, attachments borne by the cross-bar and adapted to alternately engage and release the pivoted arm, and flexible connections between said arm and plunger-beam through which the said movement of the arm by the cross-bar withdraws the plunger-beam from the box.

2. In a baling-press, the combination with a baling-box, of a frame, a plunger-beam, a

pivoted arm, pulley-blocks attached to said frame, a cable secured to said plunger-beam and arm and passing through said pulleyblocks, whereby said plunger-beam and arm are constrained to move simultaneously, said plunger-beam having a shoulder, a revolving sweep having a cross-bar adapted to engage said shoulder and force the plunger-beam into said box, attachments borne by said cross-bar and arranged to move said pivoted arm, whereby said plunger-beam is withdrawn into its outermost position by the cable, and means for guiding the movements of said plungerbeam.

3. In a balingpress, the combination with a baling-box, of a frame, a plunger-beam, a pivoted arm, pulley-blocks attached to said frame, a cable secured to said plunger-beam and arm and passing through said pulleybloclzs, whereby said plunger-beam and arm are constrained to move simultaneously, a curved guide, said plunger-beam havingastud arranged to travel on the guide and direct the outer end of the said plunger-beam into the median line of said frame, said plunger-beam having a shoulder and a contact-plate projecting beyond said shoulder, a revolving sweep having a cross-bar adapted to engage said shoulder and force the plunger-beam into said box, and attachments borne by said cross-bar and arranged to move said pivoted arm, whereby said plunger-beam is withdrawn into its outermost position by the cable.

4:. In a baling-press, the combination with a baling-box, of a frame, a plunger-beam, a pivoted arm, pulley-blocks attached to said frame, a cable securedto said plunger-beam and arm and passing through said pulley-blocks,whereby said plunger-beam and arm are constrained to move simultaneously, a curved guide, said plunger-beam having a stud arranged to travel on the guide and to direct the outer end of said plunger-beam into the median line of said frame, said plunger-beam having a shoulder and acontact-plate projecting beyond said shoulder, a revolving sweep having a crossbar adapted to engage said shoulder and force the plunger-beam into said box, the said pivoted arm and cross-bar having different centers of revolution, and studs carried by said cross-bar and arranged to move said pivoted arm, whereby said plunger-beam is withdrawn into its outermost position by the cable.

5. In a baling-press,the combination of a reciprocatable laterally-movable plunger-beam having a sweep provided with means for engaging the plunger-beam to move the same inwardly, a cable connected with the plungerbeam, and means connected with the cable and operated by the sweep for moving the plunger-beam outwardly.

6. In a balingpress,the combination of a reciprocatable laterally-movable plunger-beam, a sweep provided with means for directly ICC IIO

the plunger-beam with the said member or arm for moving the plunger-beam outwardly.

8. Inabaling-press, the combination ofareciprocatable plungerbeam, a curved laterally -disposed guide receiving the plungerbeam, asweep arranged to engage the plungerbeam for 'moving the same inwardly, guiding means located at the outer end of the guide, a flexible connection extending from the plunger-beam through the guiding means, and a movable member connected with the flexible connection and arranged in the path of the sweep in position to' be engaged by the same.

9. 'In a baling-press, the combination ofa reciprocatable plunger-beam, a revolving sweep arranged to engage the plunger-beam for mov-. ing the same inwardly, a fixed laterally-disposed guide for maintaining the plunger-beam in the path of the sweep, a pivoted arm or lever mounted eccentrically with relation to the sweep and arranged in the path of the same, and a flexible connection connected with the plunger-beam and with the arm or lever, said arm or lever being arranged adjacent to the outer end of the plunger-beam when the latter is at the limit of its inward movement, whereby the sweep will engage the arm or lever on leaving the plunger-beam.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT HAILEY. Witnesses:

J. W. WILLIAMS, J. M. SIMs. 

